Bangkok vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$465	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	12
😀 Quality of life	73	22
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.23M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 44% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5467th and 7179th ($1027 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Somalia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2647th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hargeisa

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	Bangkok	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$549

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$775
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$497
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$724
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$531
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$865
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$498
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$902
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$931
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$906
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$542